Kenny and O'Donovan A Pair Apart at Skibbereen Regatta

12th April 2014

#ROWING: Niall Kenny and Mark O’Donovan, who as a lightweight pair will represent Ireland this season, were outstanding winners of the division one men’s pair at Skibbereen Regatta today. Denise Walsh and Andy Harrington showed the strength of under-23 rowing by winning the division one single sculls finals. UCC’s men and Trinity’s women won the division one quadruple sculls finals.

Skibbereen Regatta, National Rowing Centre, Cork

Men, Eight – Division Two – A Final: 1 Portora (jun 16) 6:08.6, 2 Trinity A (nov) 6:11.4, 3 UCD (nov) 6:11.4; 4 UCD (club two). B Final: Cork (jun 16) 6:25.2; 3 St Michael’s (jun 18B) 6:29.1. C Final: Queen’s (nov) 6:55.5.

Four – Division One, coxed – A Final: 1 Trinity (inter) 6:42.4, 2 NUIG/Gr Mhaol (sen) 6:43.7, 3 UCD (inter) 6:47.1; 5 UCD (club one) 6:49.8. B Final: Neptune (inter) 6:52.7; 2 Portora (jun 18A) 6:53.0. C Final: Garda (club one) 7:03.62.

Pair – Division Two – A Final: 1 UCD/Univ of Limerick (M O’Donovan, N Kenny; sen) 6:51.4, 2 Commercial (sen) 7:00.0, 3 St Michael’s (sen) 7:01.1, 3 S Michael’s (sen) 7:01.1; 4 Neptune (inter) 7:11.8. B Final: Trinity (inter) 7:06.4; 2 Pres, Cork (jun 18) 7:07.4, 3 UCD (club one) 7:11.5. C Final: St Michael’s (sen) 7:27.95.

Sculling, Quadruple – Division One – A Final: 1 UCC (sen) 6:16.7, 2 Castleconnell,Univ of Limerick, Portadown, Clonmel 6:17.8, 3 Cork (jun 18) 6:24.4. B Final: Shandon (jun 18) 6:28.3.

Double – A Final – 1 Fermoy (jun 16) 7:17.30; 2 Queen’s A (club two) 7:20.90, 3 Lee A (Jun 16) 7:21.31; 5 Carlow (jn 18B) 7:26.11. 7:26.11. B Final: Queen’s B (club two) 7:25.15. C Final: Muckross (jun 18B) 7:29.73.

Single, Division One – A Final: 1 UCC (A Harrington; sen) 7:12.0, 2 Skibbereen (S O’Driscoll; u-23) 7:14.7, 3 St Michael’s (D O’Malley; jun 18) 7:6.4; 5 Queen’s (C Beck; lwt) 7:21.1. B Final: University of Limerick (D Quinlan) 7:20.1. C Final: Shannon (C Carmody, Jun 18)

Women

Eight – Division Two – A Final: 1 UCD (club two) 7:15.0, 2 Portora A (jun 16) 7:16.2, 3 Shandon (club two) 7:37.3; 4 Queen’s (nov) 7:42.5. B Final: Garda (club two) 7:34.2; 2 St Michael’s (jun 18B) 7:40.7. C Final: Cork (jun 16) 8:12.6.

Four, coxed – Divison One – A Final: 1 Commercial (club one) 7:38.3, 2 NUIG (Inter) 7:41.0, 3 Portora (club one) 7:48.7. B Final: Skibbereen (club one) 7:48.2.

Sculling, Quadruple – Division One – A Final: 1 Trinity (sen) 7:04.6, 2 UCC (Inter) 7:10.0, 3 Skibbereen (inter) 7:12.1; 4 Cork (jun 18) 7:22.3. B Final: Offaly (jun 18) 7:46.5.

Double – Division Two – A Final: 1 Belfast BC (club two) 7:56.6, 2 Belfast A (club two) 7:59.5, 3 Lee A (jun 16) 8:08.9. B Final: Trinity (club two). C Final: Muckross (jun 16) 8:56.3.

Single – Division One – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (D Walsh, u-23) 7:54.59, 2 Skibbereen (O Hayes; lwt) 7:58.76, 3 Commercial (C Jennings; lwt) 7:59.62; 4 Three Castles (H Walshe; sen) 8:16.63, 5 NUIG (C Hurst; inter) 8:17.82. B Final: UCC (S Horgan; inter) 8:15.73; 3 Trinity (H O’Neill; club one) 8:26.50, 4 St Michael’s (S Murphy; jun 18) 8:28.79. C Final: UCC (R Mertz; inter) 8:37.74.

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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